Letter of the president of marchons.com

Dear friends walkers , The autumn arrived earlier than envisaged for the many of us. Weak temperatures , a gloomy weather and a desire to do nothing. For us, the association “marchons.com”, it is the Father Christmas who passed in advance. he brings in his electronic hood the following gifts:

a new presentation of the site, a complete presentation of the various competitions , the historic of the prize list of Paris-Strasbourg, Strasbourg-Paris, and Paris-Colmar, the follow-up on line of the selective circuits, the installation of a challenge of the steps of deep sea.

_ NEW PRESENTATION OF the marchons.com SITE:

Since mid-August, we took in hand the complete management of the site, and it was the opportunity for us to mark our print with a more functional, clearer and better adapted presentation. So the manufacturer brought us the first gift by upsetting the banner page and the various pages.

PRESENTATION OF THE VARIOUS RACES

In this heading, each walk will be presented according to the information we will get. So we count on the support of the organizers to forward to us all information useful for the good course of their competitions (time, supply, lodging, presentation of the circuit, card-index inscription, animations, etc…). At this day , GRAIDE and ROUBAIX already showed us a beautiful example.

HISTORY OF THE PRIZE LIST:

In this heading, you will find the complete prize list of all the PARIS-STRASBOURG, STRASBOURG-PARIS, and PARIS-COLMAR. The route reports the principal crossed cities, and the classification indicates the names, first names, clubs, nationalities, places, kilometers walked with time and the time average. We count on you to indicate possible lapses of memory or possible errors to us.

FOLLOW-UP ON LINE OF THE SELECTIVE CIRCUITS:

The retransmission of the intermediate classifications at the time of the PARIS-COLMAR was visited and followed by 8500 people. A true success, without public preselection and of criticisms very positive. So we wanted to extend this formula at the time of the selective circuits. So , from September 2 in GRAIDE, we will give 6 information concerning this circuit. First of all, we will transmit the complete list of walkers at the start, then, approximately every 3 hours , we will communicate the intermediate classifications to you so that you follow the evolution of the competition. Then Sunday at about 4.pm , you will be able to take note of the various classifications. _ INSTALLATION Of a CHALLENGE:

The last innovation is the pride of the President of association. The installation of a challenge with prizes of value, which should encourage the walkers to take part to a maximum of competitions during the season. At the choice of competitions of walk approved by association, points will be given to each classified participant. Finally to support the motivation of the organizers, to have faithful competitors and to perennialize their competitions by having as much as possible walkers on the starting line, points will be systematically given to all walkers at the start. Two classifications will be established, for the men and for the women. And finally , we did not forget the teams that must develop in the competitions . Points will thus reward also each team mate. You will find the complete reglementation for the attribution of these challenges in the heading “challenge and contest”. I hope that these innovations will answer favorably your waitings and while waiting to see you numerous on the roads or the edge of the circuits, I give you appointment on the forum to express yourself .

very sportly,

Thierry MARTINEAU,

President of association